How to get a kid hooked on hunting

[gspman]

Last Sunday I went to a game farm with some co-workers and my 5 year old son Jacob. One of the guys brought a cap-gun that looked just like a shotgun for Jake to carry. Needless to say he was pretty jacked up to be carrying a "gun" just like the grown-ups. It was raining steady and the birds didn't want to fly or couldn't fly as they were soaked. As it turned out one of the dogs caught a chukar. I really hate it when the dogs catch birds as it's really a bad thing for a pointer, but decided to take full advantage of the situation. I took the bird and dispatched it unbeknownst to Jake. I then told Jake to get ready with his gun. I threw the bird in the air and he fired the cap-gun and lo and behold the bird came down. We all made a big deal of him "shooting" the bird. The kid was hooked right then and there. Jake was so proud he was practically walking on air. He stuck it out the for the whole hunt even though it was cold and rainy and he was soaked. Anyway, I'm quite the proud dad and I don't think I'll get to go to a game farm again without my new hunting buddy in tow. Here's a pic of Jake with a couple of birds.

gspman

[LuciandTim]

Great Story!! Try the pic again, It didn't seem to come up..?

[BDR]

GSPman- I tried to fix your link but it didn't work for me also.

Great story, thumbs up for getting kids involved!

[gspman]

This image post worked, so I put it in the original post.

[folke2000]

Congratulations gspman on your new hunting partner. A picture is absoulutely worth a thousand words, but for a dad it will be a thousand memories. Dittos for the friend that brought the cap gun, and all who helped "hook" your son for life.

[beretta]

Looks like you were hunting in a monsoon....tough kid. great story.

p.s. Are you sure you didnt drownd those birds?

[gspman]

Thanks. The way I was shooting that afternoon it would have been easier to drown them!!!